Charles Leclerc, racer Ferrari, is with time today 1: 34.462 minutes drove the fastest lap of the first free practice GP of Russia v Sochi. Just under a tenth of a second for Monaco he fell behind Max Verstappen v Red Bulluand the third was half a second behind Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes Benz he didn’t want to reveal his cards in the first practice. Valtteri Bottas took fourth place, a specialist for this track in Sochi he was seven tenths of a second behind. World champion Lewis Hamilton however, he lagged behind by just under a second.
But as said, Mercedes Benz he did not reveal all his cards, for unlike the rivals, they are Bottas in Hamilton in the second half of the training vehicle only on medium mixture gum. The second racer came in sixth Red Bulla Alexander Albon, which was one second behind. He was seventh Nico Hulkenberg with a lag of 1,27 seconds, his teammate’s eighth Daniel Ricciardo (+1,82 seconds), he was ninth Sergio Perez (+1,85 seconds) and completes ten Romain Grosjean with a lag of more than two seconds. From the eleventh place onwards, the racers were ranked as follows: Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, Lance Stroll, Kimi Raikkonen, Lando Norris, Antonio Giovinazzi, George Russell, Daniil Kvjat, and Robert Kubica.
We can say that it is first training passed without major problems. Except for a few braking errors and some alternative routes in the second bend, there was only one case worth mentioning, at Daniil Kvyat, which stopped in the excursion zone of the bend number 15. Apparently it was about engine problems, causing the race leadership to ignite a minor phase virtual safety car. But towards the end of training, they are in To Toro Rosso messages that the fault has been rectified.
Penalty mark-up of cities, in addition to all four racers s Honda engine, will also receive Robert Kubica, which will also receive new engine components in Russia. Williams will be at To a Pole replaced the engine with internal combustion in MGU-H unit. Because of this, they will be at tomorrow’s qualifiers with Quiet fought for the penultimate starting place.
